Full-Time Senior Technical Writer
Blacksky is hiring a remote Full-Time Senior Technical Writer. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Blacksky
Job Title
Senior Technical Writer
Posted
Career Level
Full-Time
Career Level
Experienced
Locations Accepted
USA
Salary
YEAR $115000 - $137000
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Job Details
About Us: BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We are seeking a skilled and driven proposal and technical writer to lead the creation of compelling, compliant customer facing proposals, white papers, etc. and support capture efforts that expand BlackSky’s footprint across defense and intelligence customers around the globe. This role is critical in shaping high-quality responses to solicitations and ensuring disciplined capture management throughout the sales and business development lifecycle. This role is part of our Go to Market team and reports to the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Go to Market. While we would love candidates near either our Herndon, VA or Seattle, WA offices we may also consider remote candidates in certain states.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the lead writer, editor and content developer for proposals, white papers and solicitations.
- Translate complex technical and analytics concepts into clear capabilities and benefits statements.
- Craft persuasive narratives tailored to customer mission needs.
- Support proposal manager in the coordination and consolidation of cross-functional inputs from technical, product, program, marketing and executive teams.
- Ensure consistent messaging, style and compliance across all submissions.
- Develop technical summaries, past performance, compliance matrices and executive ready content.
- Maintain disciplined processes around proposal schedules, submission status and compliance reviews.
- Identify process improvements to strengthen pipeline health and win rates.
- Other job-related duties as assigned and as proposal pipeline fluctuates.
- Additional writing duties may include supporting technical software or developer documentation, user guides, specifications, research papers or marketing content.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or related fields.
- At least eight (8) years of proven experience with technical writing and supporting government proposals.
- Strong writing, editing and formatting skills with proven ability to produce clear, persuasive content under tight deadlines.
- Experience in government proposals (DoD/MoD, IC, NASA, or Federal Civilian): Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and proposal compliance frameworks.
- Knowledge of Shipley or APMP best practices: Ability to align writing with industry-standard capture/proposal methodologies.
- Graphics and visual storytelling: Ability to collaborate with designers or use tools (e.g., Visio, PowerPoint, Canva) to create compelling visuals, annotated figures, or infographics for proposals.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Ability to discern priorities and deliver on deadlines.
- Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills, high attention to detail.
- Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text.
- Process improvement mindset: Ability to suggest templates, style guides, or reusable boilerplate libraries to accelerate proposal turnaround.
- Experience leading proposals for U.S government, defense, intelligence or allied customers.
- Ability to work effectively with technical experts to translate complex geospatial and analytic capabilities into compelling value propositions.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office.
Preferred Qualifications:
- APMP certification (Foundation or Practitioner).
- Background in aerospace, defense, or intelligence proposals.
- Experience contributing to oral proposals (slide decks, speaker notes, rehearsals).
- Previous experience working with colleagues in multiple time zones.
- Prior experience working with systems integration projects.
- Previous software development experience.
- Hold an active secret clearance (or higher).
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What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Full-Time Senior Technical Writer at Blacksky is
4th of October 2025
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
USA
] applicants. .
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